Another walkout is staged for September 27 and further strikes will be called – potentially hitting half-term holidays and the Christmas getaway.

Balpa also wants to wreck BA’s 100th anniversary celebrations.

'NEVER FLY WITH BA AGAIN'

One unhappy passenger hit out on Twitter: “Should be flying to Mexico this morning to start out 14 day holiday, instead flying on Wednesday but have lost two days off our holiday and you're not going to compensate for the lost two days.

“Absolutely disgraceful, I will never fly with BA again!!”

Another added of BA: “You’re a disgrace. My daughter (23 weeks pregnant) and husband stuck in LA and having to sort out their own return flights. Your phone lines are constantly on hold.”

Asked about revoking staff travel for striking pilots, BA - facing £40million a day strike costs - told The Sun: “We make no apology for doing everything we can to protect our customers from further disruption.

“Our pilot community have been made aware of the non-contractual benefits that they will forfeit as a consequence of their action.”

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He said: “British Airways needs to wake up and realise its pilots are determined to be heard.

“They’ve previously taken big pay cuts to help the company through hard times. Now BA is making billions of pounds of profit, its pilots have made a fair, reasonable and affordable claim for pay and benefits.

“The company's leaders, who themselves are paid huge salaries and have generous benefits packages, won't listen, are refusing to negotiate and are putting profits before the needs of passengers and staff.”

THE SUN SAYS

THE strikes crippling BA are an outrage.

Tens of thousands of holidays and business trips wrecked through greed.

It’s not just the £40million a day it costs BA. It is the damage to its reputation: an airline at the mercy of union bullies.